Seasonal Archives Technician

Full Job Description

This position is located at Colonial National Historical Park and supports the management of archival and manuscript collections.

The role involves assisting with organization, preservation, and access to historic documents, contributing to the park's mission of protecting and interpreting cultural resources.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/02/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as: accessioning, arranging, preserving, and providing reference services for and disposition of archival and manuscript collections; cataloging and indexing a large variety of archival materials; ensuring proper maintenance, storage, control, and record management of materials.

You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate study in a directly related field (one year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours).

You must include a copy of your transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of the education and experience described above.

For example: 6 months of specialized experience as described above (50% of experience requirement) may be combined with one-half year (9 semester hours) of graduate level college study (50% of education requirement).

You must attach a copy of your transcripts.

-OR- Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement in a course of study that directly reflects the job-related KSAs/competencies necessary to satisfy the minimum qualifications and perform the duties of the position.

You must attach a copy of your transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

ICTAP/CTAP - Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies.

Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP.

This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.

Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.

Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.

Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001). Major Duties:

Process and catalog archival collections Digitize and make available to the public archival documents, historic photography, and other rare and/or fragile materials Perform basic arrangement and description of archival collections, conducts condition assessment, and performs basic preservation actions.

Write descriptions, develop metadata, and catalog materials in the National Park Service Interior Collection Management System (ICMS) and local bibliographic utilities.

Participate in outreach activities to highlight project and promote awareness of and use of collection materials.

NOTE: In support of Executive Order (EO) 14189 "Celebrating America's 205th Birthday" and EO 14314 "Making America Beautiful Again by Improving our National Parks" the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved an exception to the 1039 hour time limitation for this position.

This approval extends the time limitation to 1560 hours for this temporary seasonal appointment.